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Who picks the Tony nominees, who votes for the winners, and what rules voters follow. A clear guide to how Broadway's biggest awards are decided.

Broadway Cares raises money; the Entertainment Community Fund delivers services. How these two major Broadway charities differ and work together.

Not every Broadway show is commercial. Meet Broadway's nonprofit theatres, including Roundabout, Manhattan Theatre Club, Lincoln Center Theater and Second Stage.

TDF is the nonprofit behind the TKTS discount booth in Times Square. Here's what the Theatre Development Fund does, from discount tickets to accessibility.

From Stage Women's War Relief to the Tony Awards, women built many of Broadway's biggest charities. Meet the founders behind Broadway's culture of giving.

Actors' Equity is the union for stage actors and stage managers. Its history, from the 1919 strike to today, what it does, and how it shaped Broadway charity.

Broadway is fully unionized. A plain-English guide to the unions behind every show, from Actors' Equity and Local 802 to IATSE stagehands and SDC.

How to vet a Broadway charity before you give: check its 501(c)(3) status, read its Form 990 and confirm who runs it.

How a Broadway national tour gets from a New York rehearsal room to a theatre near you: presenters, sit-downs, one-week stands, and life on the road.

Learn what civic engagement looks like without partisanship or persuasion, and how cultural institutions like Broadway can support informed, nonpartisan voter participation.

In polarized times, neutral spaces like Broadway theaters foster dialogue, trust, and civic connection—offering a path forward when division runs deep.

Explore how shared cultural experiences—like live theater—foster civic belonging, connection, and participation without partisanship.

The Broadway charities that help actors, musicians, crew and writers in need, from the Entertainment Community Fund to the Behind the Scenes Foundation.